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Resident’s request rejected in AMED case

Commonwealth Court has rejected a Lakemont man’s attempt to hold Penelec responsible for what the man contends was an infringement on his property, when the utility company upgraded a single-phase power line to three-phase to serve AMED’s new headquarters building. In doing so, the ...

Inmate’s attempt to gain protective custody dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a complaint by an inmate of the State Correctional Institution Houtzdale who sought protective custody because he felt his life was in danger. The inmate, Thomas A. Howlett, 45, in October filed a civil rights lawsuit in the federal District Court in Johnstown, ...

Stowell Farm rezoning rejected

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Borough Council on Thursday night denied a petition to rezone the 68-acre Stowell Farm following nearly two hours of testimony from developers who wished to build on the property and from nearby residents who feared that would exacerbate existing flooding ...

Left to rot, Bedford Springs celebrates its rebirth

BEDFORD — For nearly two decades, every time the alarm rang out from Bedford Fire Department No. 1, people in town would say a little prayer that the call wasn’t for the old Bedford Springs Hotel — a primarily wooden structure built when Thomas Jefferson was president that was sitting ...

House arrest, probation given in fireworks flap

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Williamsburg man will be on house arrest for six months, then probation for 3.5 years, to address two misdemeanor convictions from a July 4, 2020, incident where the man said he fired a shotgun to scare neighbors who were setting off fireworks that he believed were ...